CVE-2025-12603 /etc/timezone can be Arbitrarily Written

Low 2.3 Published Updated

An attacker can arbitrarily write to the /etc/timezone file on BLU-IC2 and BLU-IC4 industrial controllers, potentially altering system configuration.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-12603?

CVE-2025-12603 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Azure Access Technology BLU-IC2, published on 1 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

/etc/timezone can be Arbitrarily Written.This issue affects BLU-IC2: through 1.19.5; BLU-IC4: through 1.19.5.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12603?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Azure-Access Blu-Ic2 Firmware, Azure-Access Blu-Ic4 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2025-12603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-12603 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g3pw-38gc-mxqq.

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